Data center opposition is on the rise, with a patchwork of local moratoriums and rezoning fights popping up across the United States. As the midterm elections approach, that backlash could push the ...

RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – 31 August 2026 – Microsoft today confirmed its Saudi Arabia East datacenter region will be available to customers in November 2026, enabling government and private ...

In central Washington, a farming town of roughly 8,100 people has become an unlikely showcase for America’s data-center boom. Quincy, long known for potato fields, apple orchards and food-processing ...

Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Tuesday subjecting proposed data center projects to local approval before developers can move on to state permitting, representing her administration's ...

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Governors across the country are relying on their executive powers to address the increasing public backlash against data center proposals. In July 2026, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul placed an effective ...

Cecil Reddick dealt with the typical constituent requests after he was elected to the Richland Parish Police Jury in rural northeast Louisiana: repair roads, upgrade drainage and demolish dams built ...

Democratic governors have a new message for data center developers amid community backlash: Cut a deal. Community benefit agreements are increasingly appearing in state strategies for handling the ...

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday announced an executive order requiring new data centers to earn local approval before seeking state permits. She also announced that the order would require ...

Data centers are not new. While sometimes vitriolic discussions about the gargantuan structures have accompanied increasingly unavoidable AI conversations, data centers themselves have been around ...

Sara Dorn is a Forbes news reporter who covers politics. US President Donald Trump holds an image showing the size of Meta's new data center, during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White ...

A sign that reads House of Representatives inside the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg. HARRISBURG, Pa. – On Monday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted to pass key legislation to ...